superior power
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsuperiorandpower
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superior
adjective
uk/suːˈpɪə.ri.ər/us/səˈpɪr.i.ɚ/
better than average or better than other people or things of the ...
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power
noun
uk/paʊər/us/ˈpaʊ.ɚ/
ability to control people ...
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(Definition ofsuperiorandpowerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The husband had thesuperiorpowerand therefore could demand deference and obedience.
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We are thesuperiorpower.
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But even the weakest convert can survive such deprogramming techniques by relying on thesuperiorpowerof faith.
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The mutual rivalries among members of the ruling class ensured that some of the undue demands and deviations of errant officials were corrected by thesuperiorpowercentre.
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The whole scale of transactions has an aspect of gender, because in it roles which havesuperiorpower in a relationship are gendered as more masculine.
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Without itssuperiorpower, no one can say whether we should have got thus far.
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We can still bringsuperiorpowerto bear locally in threatened areas.
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Somewhere in the legislation there must surely be asuperiorpowerof appeal or review.
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The spirit of a nation does not depend upon the rights that some othersuperiorpowermay grant unto it.
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There is deference tosuperiorpoweror prestige.
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They defied international law and because they are asuperiorpower—we live in an unequal world—they got away with it.
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What is the use of collective bargaining if asuperiorpowercomes in and overrides the bargain on the most important point.
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All that they believe in is sheer brute force and the settling of any dispute between them and any other nation bysuperiorpower.
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You cannot answer power politics by diplomacy; you can only answer them by the willingness and the ability to exercise similar orsuperiorpower.
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Does not that give quite asuperiorpowerto the society or firm as against the powers already exercised by the trade unions?
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Tendeka refuses to accept thesuperiorpowerof technology in this society.
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It is independent and self-sufficient, and does not require anysuperiorpowerto govern it.
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Without asuperiorpowerto enforce order, ethics do not sustain in international affairs.
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Vegetables, equally, have asuperiorpowerof propagation to that of animals and man.
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The second meaning, which is the one used here, refers to a "djinni" ofsuperiorpower.
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But bravery is not enough, for unless it is backed up withsuperiorpowerit does not lead to the results which the bravery of the people deserves.
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It is a pure delusion to think that they mean to do anything else, or that we can do anything else, except bysuperiorpowerto stop it.
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When attacking, use yoursuperiorpowerand high speed performance to engage at the most favourable moment.
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The experience proved conclusively that a specially designed landing boat withsuperiorpower, maneuverability, protection and surf-riding qualities was vital for landing operations.
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It also has a brick bell tower that is shorter than its counterpart at the cathedral, to symbolize thesuperiorpowerof the church.
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